45 hours on 2011 YZ450F, time for a update look !

HRC

With 45 hours on my -11 YZ450F , including both winter and summer riding plastic started to look a little worn and boring with scratches and some cracks on sidepanels.

So I gave my yami a well deserved clean and put some new plastic with -11 Rinaldi graphics.

Can also mention than not a single problem have accured on those 45 hours, so no complains yet !

Since I posted the first pictures of my bike back in januari I have mounted 270mm Braking frontdisc that improved braking alot over stock, also got new black wheels with magnesium hubs (not mounted on these pictures). I have also gone from Renthal Fatbar high bars to a lower Renthal Twinwallbar that made cornering a little better and easier to have agressive riding position. Has also put aside the Ohlins rearshock and now using stock KYB with updated GP-kit.

jcm3

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brentn

I hit 45 hours last weekend on my 2010, bought in September of last year, nice co-incidence!

My plastics are really really worn, and the engine is a nice dull brown color from all the mud over the last year, including anything else aluminum on the bike. Would love to update the plastics and what not, but I'm going to wait until winter. My winter riding is over, lol, I gave it a good 15 hours last year and it just wasn't worth it for me. So this year will be over-haul time
I don't think I'm going to touch the engine this year, I'm going to wait until 100 hours. I have had no valve movement, and no indications that I'm running low on compression or for seeing any kind of catastrophic issues in the near future.
I will be going over the clutch, and I will be completely over-hauling the suspension on the bike for winter though.
These bikes kick ass, they are very well made and hold up very well. The engine is truly bullet proof if you maintain it, some people weren't too sure with the new engine design but there are many posts to prove that its working out.